Safe Avenues

Analysis

Safe Avenues is a registered charity in United States, based in Willmar, MN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2024, Safe Avenues reported income of $1.6m and spending of $1.8m, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income fell from $1.8m to $1.6m (-10%), an average of -2.6% a year. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Safe Avenues sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 84th percentile within MN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include North American Traditional Indigenous Food Systems ($1.6m), Up on Top ($1.6m) and Sarahs Place Adult Day Health ($1.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% and program service revenue 4.4% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $104k (5.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.0m. At year end it held assets of $2.6m against liabilities of $382k, net assets of $2.2m. It reported 41 employees.